I love Mass Effect. I have played through the entire trilogy multiple times and I have always adored the characters, the story, everything. I would always pretend when I was younger that I was a part of the games and I would have dreams about helping commander shepard in his or her adventures. Though I loved the variety of the games, there was always two things I kept consistent. I always used male default shepard and I always romanced Tali. She was always my one day I tried something different. I didn't romance Tali. I replayed the games and romanced liara but Tali was there instead. "Hmm. That's strange. That's never happened before. I didn't think that was possible." I said confused and bit concerned for I was worried my game was messing up. But as I was finishing the scene, the game crashed and froze. "Damn it. Oh well. I guess I will finish tomorrow." I say quite angrily before accepting the inevitable. Even though I love the games, they still had flaws. I turned off my xbox and looked at the clock. 11:00 PM. I must have been playing for a while. So i went to bed and soon fell asleep. However when I dreamed last night, it was far from my usual dreams. I looked around to see I was on a Quarian ship. However it didn't look….. normal. It was dark and the greenery in the shop was rotting and the metal rusting. I heard a giggle that sounded very familiar. I spun around to search for the sound but…. I didn't see anything. Maybe it was nothing. Till I heard something I never thought I would hear. "Jaaacccoobb.~~~" I stopped cold and tensed up. I thought, 'It couldn't be.' I turned around and I saw two pale, purple orbs staring at me. "Jaaacccoobb.~~ Come here.~~" Her suited hand came out of the darkness and lifted finger, beckoning me over to her. I slowly walked over to her, a bit hesitant and elated that I would meet my favorite character. However as I soon got close to her, she pulled out a Phalanx pistol and aimed it at my head. "WHY DIDN'T YOU CHOSE ME!?" She sounded angry and sad that I didn't romance her. I tried to speak but the only thing that came out was a gurgle of fear. She put her finger on the trigger and it looked like she was going to shoot. I closed my eyes to accept what was about to happen. After what felt like eternity, nothing happened. I opened my eyes to see her gone. I sighed in relief for not being shot. But that was until I barrel being pressed into the side of my head and her wrapping an arm around my waist. "To prevent this from happening again, you're staying with me." That was the last thing I heard before something hit my head… That was a long time ago. Or a short time because I can't tell how long it's been since then. Tali has kept me near her at all times and the ship looks as it was in the game….. well as long as she is happy. I have only made her mad once since then and…. it wasn't pretty. I still get shivers remembering that. Now I don't feel scared. She's exactly like herself in the games as long as she is happy. And as long as that still happens, I don't care about the experiments. Or the random "punishments" she gives me. Or even the rare slap she gives me. Because she loves me. That's why I love Tali.